Posters: 90850 | Bands: 85134
Designers: 7313 | Posters Awaiting Approval: 24

   
  Gigposters.com collectible art series posters available!
Click here
to get one now! Thanks for your support.
   Welcome to GigPosters.com! Become a Premium Member today to get the full experience - CLICK HERE for more info! 
Go Back   Gigposters.com > General Discussion > Legal Issues

Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1 (permalink)  
Old 03-28-2008, 05:40 PM
The_Cynic's Avatar
The_Cynic The_Cynic is offline
Premium Member

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Portland
Posts: 136
Comments: 128
Default The right to sell trademark parody items upheld

Interesting story, Walmart got slapped down in court for trying to shut down a guy selling WalQueda and WAL-o-Caust stuff.

Will Wal-Mart Ruling Start Parody Naming Trend?: Name Wire: The Product Naming Blog

WalMart spent 200k just on one witness to say there would be trademark confusion. Judge didn't buy it.

Let the parodies fly
__________________
Check out the POLE ! http://www.portlandposterpole.com/
Reply With Quote
  #2 (permalink)  
Old 03-28-2008, 05:55 PM
j's Avatar
j j is offline
Premium Member

Join Date: May 2002
Location: Mars
Posts: 829
Comments: 114
Default

awesome, now I can print my "Wal-Fart" shirts.
Reply With Quote
  #3 (permalink)  
Old 03-28-2008, 08:00 PM
Johnny Crap's Avatar
Johnny Crap Johnny Crap is offline
Premium Member

Join Date: May 2002
Location: Montreal
Posts: 2,746
Comments: 1063
Default

Too late

Funny T-Shirts and Cool Tshirts from PrankPlace.com
__________________
"I treat my tools like Sean Connery treats women. Use them, abuse them, when they are all beat up get a new one." Sicknimich
http://johnnycrap.blogspot.com/
Reply With Quote
  #4 (permalink)  
Old 03-31-2008, 11:29 PM
Lonesome Cowboy Bill's Avatar
Lonesome Cowboy Bill Lonesome Cowboy Bill is offline
Premium Member

 
Join Date: Apr 2004
Posts: 3,540
Comments: 12
Default

Years ago, the Oreo folks sued a XXX company because their packaging for a title looked too much like the bag design...they called it "restraint of trade", IIRC...
__________________
"i once got into a fight with roy lichtenstein because he wanted eggs when we had stopped serving breakfast. i won."

"more hobo junk please"
Reply With Quote
  #5 (permalink)  
Old 05-21-2008, 12:01 PM
goad74's Avatar
goad74 goad74 is offline
Premium Member

 
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: In a galaxy, far, far away from the galaxy that Star Wars takes place
Posts: 20,076
Comments: 1243
Default

beeboobeeboo...what...an...insightful....article.. .beeboobeeboo
__________________
www.ingoadwetrust.com

"The key for me was I kept expectations low." - George W. Bush right before taking a shot of tequila and snorting a line of coke off Laura's ass February 2009

"Also, please tell me it has a butt hole." - Beff Hero
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 03:01 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.0
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.0.0